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A textured drone sequence, sounds created using Pure Data.

A fairly uncomplicated electronic sequence with a basic tempo of 80 bpm. More on the 697th weekly Disquiet Junto project, First Third — The Assignment: Record the first third of a trio — at https://disquiet.com/0697/

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

A chain of layered sequences with a mix of electronic and recorded sounds. More on the 696th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Chain of Layers — The Assignment: Make music change by altering its layers — at https://disquiet.com/0696/

I took an unpublished electronic composition and passed it through various filters, in conjunction with some adjustments to dynamics etc, to produce a thinner and drier sound. I added a touch of echo for a smoother finish. More on the 695th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Disquiet Junto Project 0695: Clean After Each Use — The Assignment: Put a piece of music through the dryer — at https://disquiet...

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.

Bach's well-known composition with an extra beat to every bar, then a touch of detuning, delay and reverb added. The source is a 1928 recording by the Rosé Quartet downloaded from the Internet Archive. More on the 694th weekly Disquiet Junto project, 5/4ify — The Assignment: Add a beat to a pre-existing piece of music — at https://disquiet.com/0694/

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

The source is the Burns song 'Ye Banks and Braes', which I selected more or less at random from an old songbook. I arranged the notes as instructed and played the resulting sequence on a recorder. The track has two parts and in the first I duplicated the recording several times, made various alterations to the pitch and created a round or canon, adding a degree of delay and reverb. The second part...

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data.

This track is made up exclusively of recordings of sounds made with matches - scraping, striking, rattling, etc, with extensive manipulations of pitch, tempo and dynamics, multiple repetitions and various fx. More on the 692nd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Combust a Move — The Assignment: Make music using fire for the rhythm track — at https://disquiet.com/0692/

An electronic composition created using Pure Data.

I selected the 4th movement of the quartet, chopped it up and remixed it to a stereo track. Then, by means of many adjustments and various effects, I converted it to a modern atonal/microtonal composition. More on the 691st weekly Disquiet Junto project, Un-Ravel — The Assignment: Make a recording of a string quartet fall apart — at https://disquiet.com/0691/

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.

The graphic score used, featured as the cover art, is a photo I took of part of a wood-panelled ceiling in my home. The track, in four continuous sections, comprises a mix of layered electronic sequences created using Pure Data with additional sounds and editing carried out using Audacity.

An electronic composition created in Pure Data, a touch of reverb added.

All the sounds in this track derive from recordings made with a computer mouse and keyboard, using Pure Data to convert individual keys to musical notes. The combined sounds were then subjected to various effects, including delay and reverb. More on the 689th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Supporting Players — The Assignment: Elevate the presence of your non-instrument equipment — at https://disqu...

An electronic sequence created using Pure Data, a touch of reverb added.

Not far from where I live there are a couple of signs like this. I took an electronic sequence created in Pure Data and combined it with its duplicate played in reverse with slightly less volume, the whole with various adjustments and some added reverb and delay. More on the 688th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Sign Up — The Assignment: Interpret a routine public sign as a musical instruction — at...

An electronic composition, sounds from various sources.

An electronic sequence created using Pure Data, a touch of delay and reverb added. More on the 687th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Applied Science — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that includes physiological and behavioral techniques — at https://disquiet.com/0687/

An electronic composition, sounds created using Pure Data and Audacity.

An electronic composition created using Pure Data and Audacity. More on the 686th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Catch Your Breath — The Assignment: Listen to yourself inhale and exhale; make music from what you sense — at https://disquiet.com/0686/

An electronic composition, sounds created in Pure Data with a little additional reverb, etc.

A random electronic sequence created with Pure Data using five sounds: an attempt to approximate the ebb and flow of the game. More on the 685th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Pick-Me-Up — The Assignment: Treat a set of sounds like a game of pick up sticks — at https://disquiet.com/0685/ The photo, by Heurtelions, associated with this project is used thanks to a CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons licen...